Hong Kong City Guide

Hong Kong is a global financial hub and one of the world's most expensive residential markets, with prime districts among the priciest real estate on earth. Its currency is pegged to the US dollar at ~7.8, giving USD-based investors near-zero FX risk and making it a perennial safe-haven for capital. After a roughly 28–30% correction from the 2021 peak, prices bottomed in mid-2025 and have risen since, with institutional forecasts pointing to modest further growth. Crucially, in February 2024 Hong Kong abolished all extra demand-side stamp duties, so non-resident and additional-home buyers now pay only the normal ad valorem duty, materially lowering the cost of entry. Yields remain structurally low (~2–3.5%), so the thesis is capital and currency stability.